TromboneModule IV Intervals

Module IV

Intervals

Smart movement. When you change harmonic series, when you don’t, and the laziest slide between any two notes.

starting note

interval up

F → C' · perfect 5th

the textbook way

Each note in its default position.

Fposition 1 · partial 3
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2
3
4
5
6
7
C'position 3 · partial 5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

slide travel: 2 positions

the smart way

Same harmonic series — no slide move at all. A pure lip slur.

Fposition 6 · partial 4
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2
3
4
5
6
7
C'position 6 · partial 6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

slide travel: 0 positions · lip slur

The textbook path puts every note in first-choice position. The smart path hunts the horn for alternate positions that keep the slide still — or nearly still. When both notes live in the same harmonic series, you never move the slide at all: that is a lip slur, the most legato connection on the instrument.